LOTR VIDEO GAME LOW DOWN
Cinema Blend's Complete Guide To Gaming In Middle-Earth:

The Return of the King
http://images.ea.com/eagames/official/rotk/full/default/screenshots/all/set1/scrn_2.jpg
Category: Action/Adventure
Developer: EA Redwood Shores
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Release Date: Available now
Platforms: PC PS2 XBOX GAME CUBE GAME BOY ADVANCE

The lowdown:
The follow up to EA's The Two Towers. Based directly on the movies, this game is enjoyed by Tolkein fans and non-Tolkein fans alike.

Smeagol Says: Best LOTR Game available as of now.


The Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-Earth
http://images.ea.com/eagames/games/pccd/lotr_bfme/screenshots/screenshot_02.jpg
Category: Real-time Strategy
Developer: Electronic Arts
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Release Date: 2004
Platforms: PC

The lowdown:
This is the only RTS based on the films and it is goin to be awesome!!! Even if you don't like strategy games, War for Middle-Earth will amaze you. Featuring the biggest battles ever seen in an RTS, it looks more like a Massive demo than a video game.

Smeagol Says: *Drooooooooolll...*


Middle-Earth Online
http://www.middle-earthonline.com/images/housing/shot_6_yard.jpg
Category: Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game
Developer: Turbine Entertainment
Publisher: Vivendi Universal Games
Release Date: Late 2004
Platforms: PC

The lowdown:
This is the only MMORPG that really matters. Based on the books, MEO starts off after the Fellowship passes through Moria. You play as either a Hobbit, Elf, Dwarf or Man and the Main storylines involve the impact of the fall of the Balrog and the Wights of the Barrowdowns, who become restless after the hobbits carry the Ring through their domain. While we wont be seeing any of the fellowship, some familiar characters- Tom Bombadil, Elrond, Bilbo, Bard, etc.-will have roles in the game.

Smeagol Says: No singing Bombadil, Please!!


War of the Ring
http://www.warofthering.com/img/gallery/large/screen_32.jpg
Category: Real-time Strategy
Developer: Sierra
Publisher: Vivendi Universal Games
Release Date: Available Now
Platforms: PC

The lowdown:RTS based on the books. Doesn't Look so good.


Smeagol Says: No thankyou!


The Hobbit
http://lotr.ugo.com/images/games//hobbit/large/hobbit_3.jpg
Category: "Action/Adventure"
Developer: Fizz Factor
Publisher: Vivendi Universal Games
Release Date: Available Now
Platforms: PC

The lowdown: Childish Garbage. Brings shame to the word Hobbit.

Smeagol Says: BLAH!!!


The Lord of the Mods
LOTR themed mods available for download on the web:

Jedi Knight II LOTR Pack
www.massassi.net/
character skins modeled after various actors from the movies.

Jedi Knight II Darth Hunter's Helms Deep
www.massassi.net/
Multiplayer map based on Helm's Deep.

Counterstrike LOTR Map Pack
http://nipper.punkassfraggers.com/map-pack.html
Maps based on locals environments from the movies.

Dungeon Seige Elven Swords/ The One Ring
http://felix.nesciens.net/?page=dungeonseige
Adds Glamdring and Orcrist as usable weapons in the game. Find the one ring and use it to become invisable.

Age of Mythology War of the Ring
www.aomfiles.com/file.info?ID=12297
Age of Mythology The Battle for Middle-Earth
www.aomfiles.com/file.info?ID=12002
Age of Mythology The Mines of Moria
www.aomfiles.com/file.info?ID=14584
Age of Mythology he White City
www.aomfiles.com/file.info?ID=11661
Various campaigns for Age of Mythology

The Return of the King game RULES.

I finished it last weekend. FANTASTIC game, if a little short.

I've got the RotK game as well for the PC. Very, very impressive all around. It does have some replayability ( is that even a word? ), and the graphics are pretty amazing. Really good if you enjoy just getting in and hacking the heck outta orcs and such.

Only thing to note - get a controller if you get the PC version. Running it off the Mouse and Keyboard is especially difficult.

Yulin, so that means you can't play it co-op on the PC then?

That's the way man. Total blast.

The ROTK game is awesome, I need to start playing it again. Definitely the best of the LOTR games.

Originally posted by FilmHobbit
Yulin, so that means you can't play it co-op on the PC then?

That's the way man. Total blast.

You can, but you must have at least one controller. Before Ms Santa gave me the controller, the Co-op function wasn't enabled. Once I put the controller in I could. I assume you could by a second controller...hell, maybe even a third or fouth and co-op it. But I haven't explored that possibilty since my much better half doesn't really get into those sorts of games.

UPDATE:
EA's 2 minute trailer is set to premeire sunday...

http://www.filmhobbit.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=8459